Norwegian national team coach Ståle Solbakken confirmed that several of his players are suffering from a health malaise ahead of their World Cup quarter-final match against England early next Sunday. Solbakken mentioned that forward Jørgen Strand Larsen is one of the players with health problems. Solbakken said in the press conference: 'To be honest, only Jørgen has a fever, but there has been some intermittent coughing among the players, and there are air conditioners, flights, and changing rooms, and there are 50 people in the Norwegian delegation, so it would be strange if no issue arose.' Marcus Holmgren Pedersen missed the 2-1 win over Brazil in the round of 16 due to illness, although Solbakken believes the pressures of playing in the World Cup may have also affected the 25-year-old. Erling Haaland, the Norwegian team's top scorer, ranks second in the tournament's scoring chart with seven goals, tied with France captain Kylian Mbappé, while both players are one goal behind Argentina captain Lionel Messi, the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup.